Self-leadership and stress among college students: Examining the moderating role of coping skills^†Footnote^†

^†The data that support the findings of this study are available with restricted access in Zenodo: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1220415. Access will be granted upon any reasonable request from editors, reviewers, or other researchers wishing to validate or replicate our findings.

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